Associate Practitioner Psychologist

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  • Lancaster
  • £31,049-37,796 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 hours ago
We are pleased to offer this Associate Psychological Practitioner (APP)/Mental Health wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) post within specialist eating disorder services. The post is based at Harvey House, Lancaster and working from Kendal and Barrow which are the bases for the Bay Eating Disorder Team. The team is part of the All Age Eating Disorder Service which covers Lancashire and South Cumbria and has close links with our other locality teams based in the Bay (Lancaster and South Cumbria), Fylde Coast, East and West Lancashire providing multi-disciplinary specialist care for people who have an eating disorder. You will be joining a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of professionals with a passion for working with people who have eating disorders including psychological therapists, systemic family therapist, specialist mental health nurses, specialist dietitian and medical professionals.You will be joining the team at an exciting time of real development as the service works together to improve services for people who have an eating disorder. You will benefit from working with an enthusiastic, hardworking and supportive team who are committed to delivering high quality NICE compliant psychological therapies to people of all ages with an eating disorder. The post holder will receive regular supervision and professional support from either a psychologist or CBT therapist.Main duties of the jobThe service is committed to training and development of staff and you would be supported to access training in eating disorder specific CBT models, if required.The successful candidate will be expected to deliver low intensity CBT interventions mainly focused on the eating disorder. Interventions will be offered in both 1:1 and group formats.Applications will be welcome from suitably qualified Associate Psychological Practitioners, who have completed the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP) and Mental Health wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) additional training.Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance. As part of the pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to pay for their own DBS check at a cost of £50. Deductions will be taken from the first 3 months salary.For further information please contact: Dr. Jane Evans, Consultant Psychologist Tel. 01282 657999; email: jane.evans@lscft.nhs.ukThe post-holder will work within all age eating disorders service. The post holder will work with people from different cultural backgrounds and of different ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.About usThe post-holder will be required to conduct psychological assessments, develop structured formulations and deliver psychologically informed, evidence based interventions under the supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist/CBT therapist. This will include provision of CBT informed guided self-help for eating disorders and co-facilitating CBT groups for eating disorders.Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.DetailsDate posted04 September 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)ContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number351-SPS1443-MSJob locationsHarvey HouseAshton RoadLancasterLA1 5AZJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • A minimum of a second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
  • Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
  • Successful completion and pass on the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP).
  • Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) training.
KnowledgeEssential
  • Demonstrates an understanding of lifespan psychology applied to health care.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.
  • Good communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings.
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience of working with people with who experience difficulties with mental health and/or physical health.
  • Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions
  • Experience of conducting research projects of service-related audit.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • A minimum of a second class honours degree or higher in psychology.
  • Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society.
  • Successful completion and pass on the Postgraduate Diploma Associate Psychological Practitioner (PGDip APP).
  • Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioner (MHWP) training.
KnowledgeEssential
  • Demonstrates an understanding of lifespan psychology applied to health care.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities.
  • Good communication skills (written and verbal) including an ability to communicate and work across a number of different settings.
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience of working with people with who experience difficulties with mental health and/or physical health.
  • Experience of delivering low intensity CBT interventions
  • Experience of conducting research projects of service-related audit.

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